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Saturday, July 2, 2011

NEA RA: Don’t invite Arne to Friendship Night. « Fred Klonsky's blog

NEA RA: Don’t invite Arne to Friendship Night. « Fred Klonsky's blog

NEA RA: Don’t invite Arne to Friendship Night.

In a stunning development, where as I usually am seated in the back of the hall at both IEA and NEA Representative Assemblies, this year I am seated in the first seat of row one in the hall. Perhaps leadership believes they can buy me off with this. It is possible. It is nice up there. Seated with me are my followers.

Tonight is Friendship Night at the NEA Representative Assembly. Arne Duncan is not invited. At least by the delegates.

They voted in favor of a New Business Item that offers up a condemnation of the Obama Education boss. Second year in a row.

But that didn’t keep President Dennis Van Roekel from including a strong call for an early no strings